Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express

Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service 25 September 2013
Current operator(s) Western Railways
Route
Start Bandra Terminus
Stops 24
End Haridwar Junction
Distance travelled 1,616 km (1,004 mi)
Service frequency Once a week. 22917 Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express – Wednesday. 22918 Haridwar Bandra Terminus Express – Thursday.
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, 2nd Class seating
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No Pantry Car Coach
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,58.32 km/h (36 mph), including halts

The 22917 / 18 Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Haridwar Junction in India.

It operates as train number 22917 from Bandra Terminus to Haridwar Junction and as train number 22918 in the reverse direction serving the state of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Maharashtra.

Coaches

The 22917 / 18 Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 Second Class seating & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not have a Pantry car coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

22917 Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express covers the distance of 1616 kilometres in 28 hours 15 mins (57.20 km/hr) & in 27 hours 10 mins as 22918 Haridwar Bandra Terminus Express (59.48 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express - 2nd Class Class seating coach

Routeing

The 22917 / 18 Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express runs from Bandra Terminus via Surat, Vadodara Junction, Ratlam Junction, Kota Junction, Gangapur City, HINDAUN CITY, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Muzaffarnagar to Haridwar Junction. [Wkly-Thu [ Bhawani Manidi railway station(BWM)|Bhawani Mandi]]

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, a WAP 5 or WAP 4E from the Vadodara shed hauls the train from Bandra Terminus to Hazrat Nizamuddin handing over to a Tughlakabad based WDM 2 or WDM 3A locomotive for the remainder of its entire journey.

Timings

22917 Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express leaves Bandra Terminus every Wednesday at 11:50 hrs IST and reaches Haridwar Junction at 16:05 hrs IST the next day.

22918 Haridwar Bandra Terminus Express leaves Haridwar Junction every Thursday at 18:50 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 22:00 hrs IST the next day.

External links

References

    "North Railway". nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-11. 

    "Western Railway". wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-11. 

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